Anyone Know How to Describe This One?

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Anyone Know How to Describe This One?

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Trying to sell this on ebay and have NO idea what it is. I googled "long skinny pocket knife" and found some knives called "melon knives" which seem pretty similar. Is that what this is? A melon knife? Any thoughts on date of production?
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Melon knife or fruit sampling knife
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Correct. AKA a melon tester. Made for cutting a "plug" from a melon.

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Some times they are also called fruit knives (like in citrus fruit) and also I seem them referred to a sausage knives a few times.
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Also called a sausage knife. Most have advertising imprinted on the handles related to the food industry. Some are two bladed and have a serrated secondary blade.Most have no bolsters but some have one or both bolsters. I have one that has three blades;the third one being a tiny folding fork that rests in the opposite end.I don't see many made in Europe;most are made by either Schrade or Colonial in the USA.Collectability isn't real high but they are interesting knives.
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Thank you everyone! Such knowledge in this forum. I never cease to be amazed.
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Utica Kutmaster still makes them. I have one somewhere with a seed company's logo on it, that came "free" with my seed order shipment a couple of years ago.

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Melon Tester is what I call it.

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A lot of "Melon Tester" info on the below thread within "General Knife Discussion" Eric. ::nod::
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I have two, but I've never carried either one.
Any of you guys ever carry one?
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Steve Warden wrote:I have two, but I've never carried either one.
Any of you guys ever carry one?
I too have seen these called sausage knives. I see them around our area at flea markets with the name of our local meat packing company from back in the day "John Morrell" in advertising. I actually did carry one of those back in my younger days. When I used to wear the tall "Dingo" boots back in the 1970s, I fashioned a carry space between the outer leather and lining at the top of the right boot to slip one of these into.
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Well, we need more pics, boys....it's what we do!
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Here are a few. The three blade one is stamped Geller Rostfrei.
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Here's one.

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Dat looks awfully familiar...
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